The Jars

The Jars

The Jars

The Jars is a fun project from keyboard-whiz/studio-geek Jeremy Lawton. Basically, it’s punk versions of covers of classic hits from The Cars. There’s 13 tracks covering everything from “Let The Good Times Roll” to “You’re All I’ve Got Tonight.” The cool thing is that, unlike most punk, these songs are played well and produced with loving care. You will recognize every cut and be tempted to sing along to “Bye Bye Love” and “My Best Friend’s Girl” but you’ll find it hard to keep up. You’ll smile at the screaming guitars and other punk-inspired effects that Lawton threw in. Covering such well known tunes is a dangerous task. One wrong move and you can ruin the whole song. Lawton takes great care to make sure this doesn’t happen. His vocals don’t mimic the original but you can still hear Rick Ocasek in your head when you listen to these versions. They’ve even played a few gigs around town, but not very often. Check it out if you get the chance.
Buy a copy if you can find Jeremy, bumming around town between his Big Head Todd gigs.
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